Wing Chun Weapons

If you were to translate literally, Wing Chun means "beautiful springtime" or "forever spring." Wing Chun is romanized in several different ways "Wing Chun", "WingTsun", "Ving Tsun" or "Wing Tsun . In Wing Chun there are several ways to defeat the enemy: striking, kicking, joint locking, controlling, launch and use of weapons are the most common.

The way the art produced efficient fighters in a relatively short period of time is to stick to the basic concepts and more rigorous with attention to positioning. training time is going to grow much "sensitivity or reflexes of contact." The practices of students keep the different areas of the body and covers everything that happens to us or hurt in this area. This allows for a minimum of technique for a maximum duration of application, and the use of an automatic or subconscious. It is therefore particularly suitable for blind or visually impaired. In fact, Wing Chun unique training method seems well suited for anyone with visual impairments to defend themselves as well or better than those who can see.

Most techniques are taught the techniques of hand and the style is best known for his fast fists. Only low kicks are used. Traps and other types of controls are also important. Trapping and speed are developed through the famous "sticky hands" (Chi Sao) training, which also teaches balance. The Mook Jong, a wooden dummy used for training footwork and alignment, is also a well known method of training. There are three forms used in the style: Siu Nim Tao, Chum Kiu and Bil Jee.

Traditionally only two weapons are taught in Wing Chun. The Dragon Pole and Butterfly knives are generally taught only once the student has a solid foundation in art. However, we teach modern weapons and to improve our training methods. weapons training exercises offer the same ideas and concepts that the system of the open hand, including the use of reflexes of contact. Many of the movements of arms are built out of or mimic the open hand moves - this is the reverse process of Kali / Escrima / Arnis, where movements are first taught weapons.

Being a life support system, Wing Chun discusses their personal safety. Although it has traditional roots, it adapts and uses modern methods of training. It is considered a twenty-first century, highly refined, street fighting system, designed to be used against armed and unarmed assailants.

Wing Chun covers a wide variety of aggressive acts which include punches, kicks, chokes, bear hugs, locks, grabs, as well as defenses against multiple attackers and assailants armed with firearms, edged weapons or a blunt object. It incorporates elements relating to the actual performance of the fight, including the psychological dimensions of self-defense, with the use of the environment to your advantage. There is no competition or tournaments because Wing Chun combat orientation.

A Shaolin nun named Ng Mui, a master of Kung Fu, have developed the art of close to 300 years in southern China. There are multiple histories of Wing Chun in existence today, however, is generally accepted history. At that time the Southern Shaolin Temple was sanctuary to the Chinese revolution that was trying to overthrow the Manchu.

A martial arts system was taught in the temple, but it took almost 20 years to produce an efficient fighter. Recognizing the need to produce efficient fighters faster, five of the great masters of China met and chose the most effective techniques of Kung Fu, theories and principles of different styles. They then developed a training program that produced efficient fighters in 5-7 years. Before the program was implemented, the temple was looted and destroyed.

Among those who escaped, Ng Mui was the only survivor who knew the whole system. Neverthe.